I had never smoked anything before in my life. It made my head spin. The sun was just starting to set as we climbed back down the long stairway toward the Avenue of the Dead ...
In three video messages sent to youth gatherings in Peru, Brazil, and Portugal, the Pope called for missionary courage, holy rebelliousness, and a sober use of social media.
A kid spending the night at his older brother's first apartment had to grapple with some hard lessons -- but they turned out to be the start of something much better.
The assailants, aged 14 and 15, were 9th-grade students and close friends. What does the Leyte school shooting reveal about youth isolation?
Steubenville Youth Conferences are marking 50 years ... and Pope Leo sent a video message for the occasion.
During his first night in a highly secular city, Pope Leo XIV comforted Catalan youth, framing their inner struggles as an opportunity for rebirth.
Some 600,000 young people packed into Madrid's Plaza de Lima, going from exuberant chants in welcoming Pope Leo, to complete silence in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
Not finding answers to a silent question -- 'Does my life have any meaning?' -- is creating inner emptiness and isolation, the Holy Father said to a group working on mental health and education.
Memorial Day to Independence Day, nine young adults will carry the Eucharist up the Eastern seaboard in a powerful pilgrimage of faith.
Alex Lynch died of cancer a week before he graduated, but he was visible at Benedictine's commencement in the yellow ribbons most wore to graduation.
In a uniquely joyous event, Pope Leo spoke off the cuff to a group of Italian youth preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
A visit to Europe's largest university gave the Holy Father a chance to speak about how young people long for peace, and also how they are battling anxiety.
Months after a lymphoma diagnosis during the Youth Jubilee, Ignacio Gonzálvez embraced Pope Leo XIV to share joyful news: “I’m cured.”
St. Nunzio Sulprizio was held up as an intercessor for all workers by Pope Leo XIII and was canonized in 2018 by Pope Francis.
I've started telling my kids that one of my goals in life is to "cringe-max."
Each of the patrons has also been designated a symbol that is emblematic of their life and the example they should inspire in each of us. Join us in printing these prayers as prep for WYD!
Five saints chosen as World Youth Day 2027 patrons were announced in Seoul on April 26. They present a diverse array of examples and inspiration for young people.
